What foods are good for women during menopause?

Women in menopause experience significant emotional and physical changes, so they need to pay attention to regulating their condition. Diet regulation is very important for women during menopause. Many foods are very nutritious and can relieve the symptoms of menopause, such as some porridge, which is light and nutritious.

1. Rehmannia glutinosa and jujube kernel porridge

Ingredients: 30 grams of Chinese jujube kernel, 30 grams of raw rehmannia, 100 grams of rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Preparation: Grind the Chinese jujube seeds with water, take 100 mL of juice, put the raw rehmannia into a casserole, add water and boil twice, take 100 mL of juice for later use. Then add water to the polished rice and cook until the rice is rotten and becomes porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add the juice of Rehmannia root and the juice of Ziziphus jujuba seeds and boil it for 1-2 times.

Usage: Take 1-2 times daily, preferably with dinner.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin and clears heat. It is suitable for improving menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes in the five parts of the body, hot sweats on the face, tinnitus, back pain, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth and yellow urine, frequent dreams and dry stools. Nourish yin and blood, soothe the mind and reduce sweat.

2. Shrimp porridge

Ingredients: 10 large shrimps, 100 grams of millet, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, sesame oil, and chopped green onions.

Preparation: Chop the dried shrimp into small pieces, clean the millet, cook them together into porridge, and add seasonings.

Usage: Once daily.

Efficacy: Nourishes the spleen and kidneys. It is suitable for improving menopausal symptoms such as heavy menstrual flow, or sudden metrorrhagia, light menstrual blood or clots, soreness of waist and knees, cold body and limbs, loose stools, poor appetite and abdominal distension.

3. Seven Treasures Porridge

Ingredients: 50 red beans, 64 black beans, 56 soybeans, 21 lotus seeds, 24 red dates, and 8 walnut kernels.

Preparation: Boil red beans, black beans and soybeans for 15 minutes, then add lotus seeds and walnuts. Boil for another 10 minutes and add red dates.

Usage: 3 times a day.

Effect: Strengthen kidney and spleen

4. Fresh wolfberry juice

Ingredients: 250g fresh wolfberry,

Preparation: Wash, wrap with gauze and squeeze out the juice.

Usage: 10-20 ml each time, twice a day.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for improving menopausal menstrual disorders, whether more or less, early or late menstruation, dizziness, hot flashes, facial flushing, and back pain.

5. Leek juice

Ingredients: Chives

Preparation: Wash the leeks, wrap them with clean gauze, squeeze out the juice, and add some sugar before taking.

Usage: 2 times a day, 5-10 ml each time.

Efficacy: Warming up the Yang and relieving coldness in the uterus. It is suitable for improving menopausal symptoms such as cold body and limbs, pale complexion, mental fatigue, sore waist and knees, light and clear menstrual blood volume, and frequent urination at night.